# mcp-http-to-stdio

> Bridge utility enabling Claude Desktop to connect to HTTP-based MCP servers via stdio transport

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-http-to-stdio/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Agentic Enterprise
- homepage: https://github.com/agentic-enterprise/mcp-http-to-stdio#readme
- repository: https://github.com/agentic-enterprise/mcp-http-to-stdio/issues
- version: 0.1.1
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, model-context-protocol, claude, claude-desktop, anthropic, http, stdio, bridge, proxy, json-rpc, protocol-bridge
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-http-to-stdio

### Description (declared)

# MCP HTTP-to-STDIO Bridge 
 
A Python bridge utility that enables Claude Desktop to connect to HTTP-based MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers via stdio transport. 
 
## Overview 
 
Claude Desktop uses stdio (stdin/stdout) to communicate with MCP servers, but many MCP servers expose HTTP endpoints. This bridge translates between the two protocols, allowing Claude Desktop to use HTTP-based MCP servers. 
 
**Architecture:** 
``` 
Claude Desktop (stdio/JSON-RPC) ←→ mcp-http-to-stdio (bridge) ←→ HTTP MCP Server 
``` 
 
## Features 
 
- ✅ **Protocol Translation**: Converts stdio JSON-RPC to HTTP POST requests 
- ✅ **Authentication**: Supports custom header-based authentication 
- ✅ **Connection Pooling**: Optimized HTTP connections with keep-alive and retry logic 
- ✅ **Error Handling**: Comprehensive error responses for network, auth, and server errors 
- ✅ **Logging**: File and stderr logging for debugging 
- ✅ **Performance**: Tracks request timing and logs slow requests 
 
## Prerequisites 
 
- Python 3.8+ 
- An HTTP-based MCP server to connect to 
- Claude Desktop 
 
## Installation 
 
### From PyPI (Recommended) 
 
```bash 
pip install mcp-http-to-stdio 
``` 
 
This installs the package globally and makes the `mcp-http-to-stdio` command available system-wide. 
 
### From Source 
 
```bash 
git clone https://github.com/your-org/agentic-enterprise.git 
cd agentic-enterprise/packages/mcp-http-to-stdio 
pip install -e . 
``` 
 
## Configuration 
 
### Claude Desktop Config File Location 
 
- **macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` 
- **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` 
- **Linux**: `~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` 
 
### Basic Configuration 
 
```json 
{ 
  "mcpServers": { 
    "my-http-mcp-server": { 
      "command": "mcp-http-to-stdio", 
      "args": [ 
        "--url", 
        "http://localhost:8080/mcp" 
      ], 
      "env": { 
        "AUTH_TOKEN": "your-auth-token-here" 
      } 
   …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- content.translation (0.871, derived)
- security.identity (0.825, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-http-to-stdio/ (first seen 2026-09-10T02:22:47.011Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-http-to-stdio/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-http-to-stdio · ARD identifier urn:air::server:mcp-http-to-stdio